Valediction
Registered by LastCavalier of Springfield, Virginia USA on 4/17/2009
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
This book is one I picked up from the Book Thing of Baltimore, Inc. located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. The Book Thing is a free books warehouse that has been a fixture in the local community for some time. The idea is simple: you can donate as many books as you like, and you can take home as many books as you like.
Perhaps I'm boring but Parker hit a grand slam with me when creating the dynamic duo of Spenser and Hawk. While we still have the terrific tandem here, Parker throws a few curves at the reader in Valediction.
Right out of the box, you know this is going to be a nerve-wracking story. In the opening scene, Spenser has just come from Susan's Ph.D. grad ceremony when she drops the atomic bomb that she is moving to San Francisco for a new job. This sets the stage for Spenser's moods throughout this book.
Spenser's friend, Paul, asks him to look into a wherein Paul's boss, Tommy Banks, believes that his girlfriend has been kidnapped and brainwashed by a religous cult. While we learn that Banks may not be the most honest citizen, it really doesn't matter. For if you are in Spenser's way in this novel, you are in grave danger.
On a lighter note, Spenser meets, goes out and seduces the woman he has flirted with across the street via flirtatious smiles from their respective office windows. This relationship takes on a more serious tone but, can it last? Will Susan return to Spenser?
Parker takes you down a variety of paths in this one. Different for Parker but a good read.
Right out of the box, you know this is going to be a nerve-wracking story. In the opening scene, Spenser has just come from Susan's Ph.D. grad ceremony when she drops the atomic bomb that she is moving to San Francisco for a new job. This sets the stage for Spenser's moods throughout this book.
Spenser's friend, Paul, asks him to look into a wherein Paul's boss, Tommy Banks, believes that his girlfriend has been kidnapped and brainwashed by a religous cult. While we learn that Banks may not be the most honest citizen, it really doesn't matter. For if you are in Spenser's way in this novel, you are in grave danger.
On a lighter note, Spenser meets, goes out and seduces the woman he has flirted with across the street via flirtatious smiles from their respective office windows. This relationship takes on a more serious tone but, can it last? Will Susan return to Spenser?
Parker takes you down a variety of paths in this one. Different for Parker but a good read.
Journal Entry 3 by LastCavalier at National Mall in -- Parks (regional and national), District of Columbia USA on Friday, April 17, 2009
Released 15 yrs ago (4/18/2009 UTC) at National Mall in -- Parks (regional and national), District of Columbia USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
This book is being released somewhere in the general vicinity of the National Mall in celebration of the 2009 "BCinDC" Bookcrossing National Convention in Washington, D.C. The festival is scheduled to be a day of fun and good company with other people who enjoy getting lost in a good book. We hope that you will join us (or your local community chapter) the next time around!
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This book is being released somewhere in the general vicinity of the National Mall in celebration of the 2009 "BCinDC" Bookcrossing National Convention in Washington, D.C. The festival is scheduled to be a day of fun and good company with other people who enjoy getting lost in a good book. We hope that you will join us (or your local community chapter) the next time around!
____________________________________________
Thank you so much for picking up this book. Please make a journal entry here on this page if you haven’t already done so to let me know that this book has found a good home. You may choose to remain anonymous or to join (it is entirely free). If you choose to join, I would love if you could indicate nat4lee referred you.
I really hope you enjoy the book you found! When you’re done reading it, you can make another journal entry with your comments here to let me know what you thought of it. You can keep the book forever and ever or pass it on to someone else. If you’re giving it to someone directly, make another journal entry saying so. If you choose to leave it somewhere “in the wild” for anyone to catch, make release notes that indicate where you left it. If you register, you will be alerted by e-mail each time someone makes another journal entry. It’s all confidential (you’re known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address), free, and spam-free. Then you can track this book as it goes on its journey!
